. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BRA/403 
26 November 2010  
 (10-6352) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BRAZIL
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency – ANVISA 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
National Institute of Metrology, Standa rdization and Industrial Quality-INMETRO 
Telephone:  +(55) 21 2563.2821 Telefax:  +(55) 21 2502.6542 E-mail:  barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
 
Website:  http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Sanitizing products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Resolution 
No. 102, November 3rd 2010 – registration requirements for labelling of sa nitizing products 
(13 pages, in Portuguese). 
6. Description of content:  This technical regula tion establishes proced ures and requirements 
for labelling of sanitizing products.  
This draft resolution has the object ive to develop, revise, alter, consolidate and standardize the 
procedures and technical require ments for labeling of sanitizing products in order to manage 
health risks and implement the Globally Harm onized System – (GHS) for Classification and 
Labeling of Chemicals. This resolution applies to  all sanitizing products. 
It revokes article 5 of Resolution RDC No. 338, December 7th 2005, items H2 and H3 and 
annexes 4 and 5 of Portaria No. 322, July 28t h 1997, Annex 5 of Portaria No. 152, February 
26th  1999; article 9 of Resolution RDC No. 55, November 10th  2009; Annex II of 
Resolution RDC No. 40, June 5th 2008, Po rtaria No. 10/DISAD, September 15th 1980, 
Portaria No. 07/DISAD, September 1st 1980, item 6.1 of the annex of Resolution RDC 
No. 179, October 3rd 2006 No. 179, October 3rd 2006, item 5 of Chapter III of the Annex, 
and Annex III of Resolution RD C No. 14 of February 28th 2007; item VI from the Annex of 
Resolution RDC No. 208 of August 1st 2003; Resolution RDC No. 240, October 6th 2004, Annexes I and II of Resolution RDC No. 252, Se ptember 16th 2003; the unique paragraph of 
Article 11 of Resolution RDC No. 161, June 23rd 2004, and Article 7 of Resolution RDC 
No. 42, August 13th 2009. G/TBT/N/BRA/403 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of Human Health and Prevention of Deceptive Practices  
8. Relevant documents:   Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União), November 4th 
2010; Section 1 page 76.  Draft Resolution (C onsulta Pública) number 102, November 3rd 
2010, issued by the Brazilian He alth Regulatory Agency – Anvisa;  when adopted, it will be 
published in the Brazilian Official J ournal.  Available in Portuguese. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined after the end of the 
consultation period 
On the date of adoption 
10. Final date for comments:  3 January 2011 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and website addresses, if available of the other body:  
National enquiry point 
Agency responsible: 
Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency – ANVISA SIA, Trecho 5, Área Especial 57 Brasília – DF / Brazil 
CEP:  71.205–050 
Phone:  55 61 3462 5402 E-mail:  rel@anvisa.gov.br
 
Website:  http://www.anvisa.gov.br  
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